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Being able to tap into and leverage the differences of each of their
employees turns managers into great managers. To overcome an employee's weakness, great managers often pair employees with differing strengths to reach a common goal.

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A novel project to build a water diversion tunnel and to put a two-deck highway inside may help the Malaysian city of Kuala Lumpur overcome flooding problems in its commercial center. The highway was included in the project only as an afterthought and is helping to subsidize the $525-million project.

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. may be facing the largest fine ever handed down by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for alleged violations of NRC rules at its Davis-Besse power plant in Ohio. Most of the proposed $5.45 million fine is for restarting and operating the plant in May 2000 without taking proper measures to prevent leakage from the reactor vessel head.

Tentative plans for a light rail station near the University of Washington's Husky Stadium may be in jeopardy due to concerns that vibrations from the trains running through the underground tunnel could affect sensitive experiments in nearby campus research buildings. Officials thought building the rail to bypass the center of campus could avoid the problem and they say they still feel the concern can be resolved.

The U.S. gets a woeful grade of D for the condition of its roads, bridges, drinking water systems and other public works, according to the 2005 Report Card for America's Infrastructure from the American Society of Civil Engineers. The grade indicates no improvement, and even setbacks in some areas, since the overall D-plus rating in 2001, and experts said a better long-term infrastructure plan is needed, instead of the current "patch and pray" method.

Thirty-two buildings in Seattle represent the state's new law -- and the first such law in the country -- requiring that new prisons, offices, schools, colleges and other publicly-funded buildings meet green building standards. Lawmakers say they expect higher up-front costs of building green will pay off in the long run with healthier workers and cheaper utility and maintenance bills.